Card holder



Aug 23, 1938. c. B. ESCH 2,127,906

' CARD HOLDER Filed April is, 1958 i fig Ina/en Zor 26 6' a He 20/? .23.Zack,

mm mm 42 Zornefs Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2Claims.

This invention relates to display means and particularly to a device todisplay a ticket or certificate such as an ownership title certificateon an automobile in a manner permitting reading thereof through theglass of the windshield or of the doors or windows.

Various types of card containers have been devised for this purpose, butin general they have failed for the reason that the matter to bedisplayed soon becomes un-readable due to condensation of moisturebetween the transparent cover employed over the card and the card. Otherdifficulties have been encountered in the types of containersheretofore'employed such as inability of the container to retain thecard securely and yet permit replacement from time to time as isgenerally required by the laws of the various states; insecure means ofattaching the container in a fixed position; and inability to remove thecard without damage to the container.

It is a primary object of my invention to provide a structure which willovercome these various difliculties, and further to provide such astructure which will be extremely simple in form so as to permit a lowcost of production, and yet, at the same time, as will be extremelydurable and present a neat and unobtrusive form.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent to those versed in the art in the following description of oneparticular form of the invention as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a structure embodyingthe invention;

Fig. 2, an end elevation of the structure mounted in juxtaposition witha glass window;

Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, a bottom plan view; and

Fig. 5, an end elevation on an enlarged scale.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews in the drawing.

I form a plate, preferably out of metal, to have a generally flat areaat le'ast'equal to the area of the card or ticket to be displayed. Thisflat portion is designated by the numeral I0 and is formed to have anintegral tongue II extending downwardly therefrom and initially in thesame plane.- Gussets I2 and. I3 are preferably provided as an integralpart between the plate In and the tongue II as reinforcing means as wellas to provide an extension in limited amount of the area of the plateI0.

From the two vertical ends of the plate II) are turned over flanges I4and I5 to be spaced out- (Cl. 40l6) wardly by their terminal portionsfrom the plate It in parallel relation thereto at a sufficient distancewhich will permit the insertion of the ticket or card It between theplate Ill and the insides of these flanges. Also from the lower edge ofthe plate II], I turn up the flanges H and I8 in like manner, the flangeI! being positioned between the lower end of the vertical flange I4 andthe upper outer corner of the gusset I2; and the flange I8 beingsimilarly positioned between the outer upper corner of the gusset I3 andthe lower end of the flange I5. While the outer ends of the lowerflanges I1 and I8 are herein shown as terminating on diagonal lines inparallel relation with the lower ends of the flanges M and I5, theessential feature is that there be left a slight clearance between thoseopposing ends respectively of the'flanges so as to form openingspermanently therebetween.

A valley I9 is formed to extend centrally and vertically across theplate It] from its forward side and this valley I9 is continuedcentrally throughout the length of the tongue II. This valley is formedin the present instance by pressing a rib across the plate and thetongue to ex.- tend rearwardly therefrom. Also additional verticalvalleys 20 and 2! are formed to extend across the forward side of theplate Ill, one valley on each side of the central valley IS. The lowerends of these valleys 2E! and 2I have discharge openings through thelower sides of the flanges I! and I8. The plate IE! is further formed tohave a lip 22 turned forwardly and upwardly along its upper edge, asbest indicated in Fig. 5. The forward edge of this lip 22 preferablyterminates in a plane including the inner-faces of the flanges I4 andI5. For convenience a central upper part of the plate II] is cut away toform the notch 23, Fig. 1.

The card I6, which carries the matter to be, 4 displayed, is insertedunder the lip 22 over the 0 plate I0 and under the flanges it and I5 andis pushed downwardly to have the lower edge of the card I6 carried byits lower edge behind the flanges I! and I8. Also, although notnecessarily so, a transparent sheet 24 of any suitable material isinserted in the same manner over the face of the card I6. It is to benoted that in placing the card It and the cover sheet 24 in thecontainer, both members must be bent slightly as they are pusheddownwardly under the lip 22. This lip 22 normally prevents either one orboth of these members from accidentally lifting out of the container,but by reason of the notch 23 being formed in the top edge of the plate,either one or both of these members I6 and 24 may be grasped across thatnotch and thereby lifted out of the container.

The various valleys I9, 20 and 2|, serve very effectively as airpassages behind the card I6 to permit ventilation thereby as well asdrainage of any condensation that may occur between the plate In and thecard I6, particularly where that card I6 may be made out of metal orsome substance which is not readily absorbent. However, the usual papermember I6 requires equal ventilation between it and the plate I0 toprevent moisture collecting therebetween and causing the ticket toadhere to the plate or retain excessive moisture therebetween for a timesufficient as would permit the moisture to be absorbed by the member I6.Since these valleys all open from the under-side, they are in directalignment with the usual fan or heating means employed in the automobileso that air would be actually forced through these passageways. Further,drainage is provided by reason of the openings appearing at each lowercorner of the container between the horizontal and vertical disposedretaining flanges.

The tongue I I is employed as the supporting member and is preferablyprovided with a hole 25 therethrough to receive a screw 26, Fig. 2,which in most instances is suitably located close to a windshield 21 asa means for retaining a molding 28 in position. The tongue I I may thenbe bent to bring the plate II) to the desired angle or plane in relationto the glass 21. The depth of the valley I9 is such that it will notinterfere to any great extent with this bending action, but at the sametime will serve very well as a reinforcing means to prevent unduevibration of the plate. Furthermore, as above suggested, the gussets I2and I3 provide an exten sion of the front face of the plate Ill belowthe lower edge of the card I6 and its cover 24 and by reason of thatwide opening thereby presented between the inner ends of the flanges I1and I8, access may be had readily to the lower edges of the card l6 andthe cover 24 to permit lifting of those members as the need may arise.These additional areas also provide further escape means for anymoisture tending to collect, particularly on cold mornings when heat isapplied while the plate is yet cold. The moisture would tend to drop tothe lower ends of these members I2 and I3 rather than remain otherwisealong the lower end of the card I6.

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the one bestform as now known to me, it is obvious that structural variations may beemployed without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I,therefore, do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond thelimitations as may be imposed by the followi claims.

I claim:

1. In a card display holder, a plate of at least card size, cardretaining flanges turned over from the ends of the plate to receive thecard between them and the plate, a tongue extending from the centrallower portion of the plate, a flange upturned from the bottom edge ofthe plate on each side of said tongue, and a valley extending across theplate to open from the flange side of the plate, and a lip turnedforwardly and upwardly from the top edge of the plate, said valley beingcentrally, vertically disposed across the plate and continuing down ontosaid tongue, and additional vertical valleys across the plate opening atboth top and bottom ends of the plate, the bottom openings of saidadditional valleys being formed through the bottom flanges.

2. In a card display holder, a plate of at least card size, cardretaining flanges turned over from the ends of the plate to receive thecard between them and the plate, a tongue extending from the centrallower portion of the plate, a flange upturned from the bottom edge ofthe plate on each side of said tongue, and a valley extending across theplate to open from the flange side of the plate, and a lip turnedforwardly and upwardly from the top edge of the plate, said valley beingcentrally, vertically disposed across the plate and continuing down ontosaid tongue, and additional vertical valleys across the plate opening atboth top and bottom ends of the plate, the bottom openings of saidadditional valleys being formed through the bottom flanges, and gussetmembers between the inner ends of said bottom flanges and said tongue.

CARLETON B. ESCH.

